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Cal. Probate Code § 16011 (2026)
Trustee’s Duties in General
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The trustee has a duty to take reasonable steps to defend actions that may result in a loss to the trust.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1989–2022 · leading case: Monterey S.P. P'ship v. W. L. Bangham, Inc., 777 P.2d 623 (Cal. 1989).
Monterey S.P. P'ship v. W. L. Bangham, Inc., 777 P.2d 623 (Cal. 1989). “(5)]) and to "manage, control, divide, develop, improve, exchange, partition, change the character of, or abandon trust property or any interest therein" (Prob.”
Levin v. May CA1/2 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). “11 This supplemental briefing, however, did not definitively answer the question of whether Sims was also hired to represent the interests of Jackson’s estate by appearing for May in her capacity as Jackson’s personal representative or successor in interest.”
In Re: Robert Duane Rens (9th Cir. BAP 2021). “Prob. Code §§ 16011 , 16249. There is no requirement that the beneficiaries of a trust be joined in a lawsuit brought by a stranger to the trust against the trustee of an express trust.”
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